Volume 1 Chapter 27 (1/2)

Seeing that the Wu family ancestor was getting weaker, Wu Meier was also helpless. Moreover, his physical condition was deteriorating with the fast consumption of real vitality within him. After only a few days, all the vitality had almost dried up.

One day when Wu Lingfeng and Wu Changkong had just returned to the Wu family with two elders, the family ancestor immediately called for everyone to gather together.

Di Hongtian was also digesting the swordsmans.h.i.+p when Wu Meier rushed to pull him out immediately.

In the hall of the Wu family, the ancestor was sitting in the place of the family master, plagued with very weak eyesight and breath.

”Let’s get started since everyone is here.” The Wu family ancestor waved his hand and said, ”Hongtian, come up.”

Quickly glancing in the main hall, Di Hongtian saw Wu Lingfeng, Wu Meier, Wu Changkong, and other guest elders of the Wu family were all there. With slight hesitation, he strode forward as asked.

”I must be very clear about my situation, as it’s my doomsday now. But I must make arrangements for some family issues first,” the ancestor said slowly.

Seeing Di Hongtian come to the front, the ancestor nodded and said, “Bring the Iron Token here!”

Iron Token?

The expressions of Wu Lingfeng and several elders changed slightly.

The Iron Token was kept by the master of Wu family; why did he have it now?

Di Hongtian slightly turned his wrists to take out the Iron Token, then offered it with both hands. Unexpectedly, the ancestor shook his hands and refused to accept it.

”Since the Iron Token has been in your hands, I have no reason to take it back.” The ancestor looked at him with a smile.

Then he looked at the crowd in the hall and said solemnly, ”Although our Wu family is small, we cannot get along without the family master. After my death, the leaders.h.i.+p of the family will be pa.s.sed to . . . Hongtian!”

When his voice faded, the great hall was suddenly steeped in silence.

Wu Meier and Wu Changkong were emotionless since they had already expected such a result. But Wu Lingfeng and other guest elders turned a bit to look at Di Hongtian standing by the ancestor. They seemed to be completely dumbfounded and at a lack of how to respond.

The Wu family had only one bloodline descendant: Wu Meier. The leaders.h.i.+p of the family should be pa.s.sed to her, as people had expected. If it weren't for her, then it should be Wu Lingfeng, the elder brother of the family. Even if it were not Wu Lingfeng, Wu Changkong would be the proper candidate. It seemed quite impossible for Di Hongtian to take the position of the family.

”Ancestor. . . ” Di Hongtian’s heart beat fast and he wanted to refuse immediately.

”Hongtian, I promised to guard the sword for your Shenjian Villa at that time and I kept it. Now I need you to make a promise,” the family ancestor said in low voice.

Di Hongtian was stunned and then nodded helplessly. ”What’s the promise, ancestor?”

”I created the Wu family personally. Although I never dreamed for the family to flourish, I don't want it to fade away. You must promise me to take over the leaders.h.i.+p and protect the whole family until Meier can support and manage the family alone,” the old ancestor said quietly as he stared at him.

”Well. . . ” Looking at the ancestor of the Wu family as well as all the people in the great hall, Di Hongtian suddenly felt distressed.

”No, old ancestor!” Qin Qing, the guest elder, stepped out and shouted loudly, ”How come the leaders.h.i.+p of our Wu family will be handed over to a stranger?”

”Yes!” Another guest elder, Wei Peng, echoed, ”The leaders.h.i.+p of our Wu family must be shouldered by the bloodline descendant of the Wu family according to the customs.”

Both of them were just brought back to the family by Wu Lingfeng and Wu Changkong, so they worried that once Di Hongtian became the master, he would start to investigate their contact with foreign forces and conduct revenge against them.

”Although Meier is a young girl, she can manage the whole family with my a.s.sistance,” the oldest elder of the family said with a frown.

He had always intended to flatter Wu Lingfeng, so he naturally didn’t want Di Hongtian to take over the leaders.h.i.+p as the master.